Home and Family Information

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Extension's Spend Smart Eat Smart website
(Posted on 2/10/2009)
features dollar-saving tips, interactive activities, recipe videos and blogs hosted by ISU Extension nutrition specialists

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Spend Smart Eat Smart
(Posted on 1/20/2009)
Interactive webpage now operational

Food Safety from Farm to Table
(Posted on 9/10/2008)
The ultimate food-safety webpage, covering everything from foodborne pathogens to food recalls and temperature for leftovers. This site has a great deal of advice for consumers on how to preserve foods by almost any way possible. The recipes are all scientifically valid with food safety risks evaluated and addressed.

Answer Line

Answer Line
(Posted on 1/10/2008)
Families Extension Answer Line provides information and resources for Iowa consumers with home and family questions.

Events


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Staff

Ruth Freeman-Field Specialist, Resource Management
Phone: (515)386-2138
Fax: (515)366-3884
Email: rofreema@iastate.edu

Sharon Mays-Family Life Field Specialist
Phone: (515)261-4217
Fax: (515)263-2704
Email: smays@iastate.edu

News From Iowa State University Extension

In Times of Stress, Manage Conflict, Don’t Blame — and Call Iowa Concern
(Posted on 11/16/2009)
The coordinator of Iowa State University Extension’s Iowa Concern Hotline offers tips to keep conflict positive when dealing with stress and economic hard times.
ISU Extension Offers Resources for Farmers Under Stress
(Posted on 10/30/2009)
Local ISU Extension offices can provide a gateway to a wide variety of resources available to help farm families deal with challenging times.
Iowans Say Changes Due to Recession and Community Education Are Permanent
(Posted on 10/30/2009)
Iowans are making spending changes during the recession that may become permanent, according to a recent national poll. At the same time they are willing to help people who are struggling, as exemplified in Iowa's Horizons communities.

Resources from ISU Extension

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    Knoxville, IA 50138
  • Knoxville, IA 50138
  • (641) 842-2014
  • dmill@iastate.edu